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Old April 24th 09, 01:16 AM posted to sci.electronics.design,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
Phil Allison Phil Allison is offline
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Default If Superheterodyne, why not Subheterodyne?


"Eeysore the ****wit "
Tim Shoppa the ASD ****ed ****head "

A terminology question I suppose about the derivation of the term
"Superheterodyne" more than anything else:

Does the "Super" actually mean anything?


My recollection is that Armstrong used the term "supersonic heterodyne"
to note the fact that the beat frequency between the signal and LO
was "supersonic."


Ultrasonic of course,



** There is no "of course" about it".

so it's been the wrong name all along.



** Pedantic, insane ********.



...... Phil